Médaille - Pierre Paul Rubens ND
| Bronze | 43.2 g | 46.5 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King | Leopold I (1831-1865) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Years | 1848-1850 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 43.2 g |
| Diameter | 46.5 mm |
| Thickness | 5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#310617 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
In the upper field, an engraving showing three books, a painter's palette and five brushes, and a briefcase.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
RUBENS QUI NAQUIT A COLOGNE,
MAIS DONT LES PARENTS ÉTAIENT
ORIGINAIRES D’ANVERS, FUT LE PLUS
GRAND ARTISTE DE L’ÉCOLE FLAMANDE.
LE MONDE ENTIER PARLE DE SA GLOIRE.
SES TABLEAUX
SONT DANS TOUTES LES GALERIES.
1600-1608, IL PARCOURT L’ITALIE.
1611, IL FAIT LA DESCENTE DE CROIX
QUI PASSE POUR SON CHEF D’ŒUVRE.
1630, IL PARVIENT A NÉGOCIER
A LONDRES LES PRÉLÉMINAIRES
DE LA PAIX ENTRE L’ESPAGNE
ET L’ANGLETERRE.
Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel
Edge
Plain
Comment
From 1848 to 1850, Adolphe-Christian Jouvenel engraved and published in Brussels a collection of 25 bronze medals in 46 mm modules, depicting portraits of "Belgium's great men". Each was sold at the time for 4 Belgian francs.34 mm bronze or brass tokens reproducing some of these medals were also engraved, to make the publication accessible to all, according to the prospectus of the time, with a more democratic selling price of 50 centimes.
